江苏省江阴市20xx届九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

江苏省江阴市20xx届九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷内容摘要：

they are far more beautiful than your hands which have never done anything.” 48. The three ladies ___________. A. had a quarrel every day B. were rich but unkind C. had a talk about their hands every day D. lived by the side of the river 49. The old woman asked for something to eat, ___________. A. but none of the three rich ladies gave anything to her B. but only one of the three ladies gave her half a cake C. because she wanted to know whose hands were beautiful D. because she wanted to know which lady was the richest 50. The peasant woman’s hands were not so white as the three ladies’ ___________. A. because of the hard work she had done B. but she was stronger than any of them C. so she didn’t quarrel with the three ladies D. but she was more beautiful than any of them C During my travels through the mountains of Greece, I was only ever scared once. It was dusk and as I walked alone I came across six large wolves（狼） that were feeding on the body of a dead animal. I had heard many stories about wolves as a child and it was this animal that I feared more than any other. The wolves before me were huge, at least 6 feet long and covered with thick grey fur. As I went near, the wolves left the bloodcovered snow around the body and started walking towards me, one after another. They stopped about 20 metres from me and watched. The lead wolf raised his head into the air and took in a deep breath, as if he was smelling me. The animals looked both beautiful and frightening, but I knew I could not show them my fear. As I drew nearer, the lead wolf raised its head once more but this time made a long, loud cry. The awful cry can be heard across the silent valley. I had never heard a more frightening sound. I was almost sure it was a sign to be death. Every moment I expected to see the wolves run at me. I knew my only hope was to pretend(假装 ) I had no fear. I walked past the line of wolves, like a general（将军） moving among his soldiers. They cried out loud again. But when they saw that their cry did not cause me to change my way or make me run, they feared to e after me, so they let me pass and returned to the dead animal. If I had turned back or tried to run away when they marched out to meet me, I am sure the wolves would attack me in a moment. But my show of false(假的 )courage intimidated them and kept them back. 51. Why didn’t the wolves attack the man? A. They were no longer hungry when they saw him. B. The man was already known to the wolves. C. They were too far away to catch the man. D. The man showed no fear as he passed by. 52. The underlined word “ intimidated” probably means “ ”. A. encouraged B. scared C. doubted D. hurt 53. What is the author’s purpose in writing this story? A. To show that mountains can be dangerous places. B. To discuss the habits of mountain wolves. C. To make people aware of the danger of wolves. D. To stress the need for courage when in danger. D Millions of British people have ditched the traditional “thank you” and took the place of it with the less formal(正式的 ) “cheers”, according to a survey. Although the mon person will say “thank you” nearly 5,000 times a year, one in three are more likely to add a “cheers” or “ta” where it’s needed to show they are fashionable. One in twenty now say “nice one” instead, while the younger are more likely to offer a “cool” than a “thank you”. “Merci”, “fab” and even “gracias” were also listed as mon expressions to use, as “much appreciated(感激 )”. One in twenty who took part in the survey of 2,000 people by the Food Network UK for Thank You Day, which is marked on November 24, 2020, said a formal “thank you” was now not often needed in everyday conversation. More than one in ten adults said they regularly(有规律地 ) won’t say thank you if they are in a bad mood. Most people stated(陈述 ) that saying thank you was something that their parents trained them. A huge 70 percent of those who are questioned will say thank you to a person’s face without even meaning it, while one fifth avoid(避免 )saying it when they know they should. It seems our friends and family get the stress of our bad manners. Half of them admit (承认 ) they’re not good at thanking those closest to them. Many of them explain that they don’t say thank you because their family “already know I’m thankful”. When spoken words won’t do, it falls to a nice text to do the job for most people. One third will still send a handwritten thankyou notebut 45 percent admit it’s been more than six months since they tried to send one. A quarter of British people say “thank you” with food, with 23 percent cooking a meal to show their appreciation to someone. Another 15 percent make a cake. It follows that 85 percent of people will be angry because of not getting the gratitude (感激 )they feel they should receive. 54. Most of the people who took part in the survey say that they say “thank you” _______. A. when they are in good moo。